Jerrold Collection

The New Zealander, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The New Zealander, 1872. A figure sits on the banks of the River Thames contemplating the downfall of the city. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

The Devils Acre - Westminster, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Devils Acre-Westminster, 1872. Devils Acre, a Victorian slum near Westminster Abbey had a high rate of mortality from diseases such as typhoid. From, " LONDON

Over London by Rail From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872. Back view of typical 19th century London artisan terrace houses with washhouses

Ludgate Hill, London, 1872. A scene of traffic congestion, with a railway viaduct (centre), and the dome of St Pauls visible in the distance

Limehouse Dock, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Limehouse Dock, 1872. Limehouse Dock in Tower Hamlets used by seagoing vessels to offload cargo to canal barges, for onward transport along the Regents Canal. From, " LONDON

Warehouses in the city of London. From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872
540648 Warehouses in the city of London. From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872. by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Lambeth Gasworks, 19th century, engraving
530403 Lambeth Gasworks, 19th century, engraving; (add.info.: From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage, London, 1872)

Scripture Reader in a Night Shelter': Destitute men lying on the long communal bed slope in a London night shelter
527823 Scripture Reader in a Night Shelter': Destitute men lying on the long communal bed slope in a London night shelter listening to the nightly reading from the Bible before the fish-tail gas

'The Workmen's Train'. From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872
531843 'The Workmen's Train'. From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872. This picture shows steam trains at Gower Street station on the Metropolitan

'Wentworth Street, Whitechapel', the poor Jewish quarter of the city
532237 'Wentworth Street, Whitechapel', the poor Jewish quarter of the city: From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872

'A City Thoroughfare': From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872
532234 'A City Thoroughfare': From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872. Scene of chaotic traffic congestion with a London policeman trying to get vehicles

'Ludgate Hill': From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872
532236 'Ludgate Hill': From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872. Scene of traffic congestion, railway viaduct (centre), and dome of St Paul's

'Dudley Street, Seven Dials' : From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872
532240 'Dudley Street, Seven Dials' : From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872. Unkempt

Over London by Rail' From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872
538753 Over London by Rail' From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872. Back view of typical 19th century London artisan terrace houses with washhouses

The Angel and the Orphan, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Angel and the Orphan, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Dudley Street, Seven Dials, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Dudley Street, Seven Dials, 1872. Busy street scene at the Seven Dials in Covent Garden. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Scene (the last) from Jerrolds Play of "The Housekeeper, "at the Haymarket Theatre (engraving)
1617950 Scene (the last) from Jerrolds Play of " The Housekeeper, " at the Haymarket Theatre (engraving) by English School

St. Jamess Theatre - The Amateurs - Master Stephen, (Mr. Douglas Jerrold), 1845. London stage production starring amateur actors. British dramatist Douglas Jerrold in costume. Mr

Infant Hospital Patients, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Infant Hospital Patients, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Found in the Street, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Found in the Street, 1872. Men discuss the fate of an orphan by candlelight. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C

Refuge - Applying for Admittance, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Refuge-Applying for Admittance, 1872. A group of destitute men wait outside a night shelter in London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Asleep Under the Stars, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Asleep Under the Stars, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

The Organ in the Court, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Organ in the Court, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

The Milk Woman, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Milk Woman, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Croquet, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Croquet, 1872. Croquet was an amusement of fashionable London society during the Victorian era. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Lord s, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Lord s, 1872. Lords cricket ground at Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), otherwise known as Lord s, was founded in 1787 by Thomas Lord. From, " LONDON

Blondin at Shoreditch, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Blondin at Shoreditch, 1872. Charles Blondin French acrobat, walks the tightrope in Shoreditch. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Penny Gaff Frequenters, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Penny Gaff Frequenters, 1872. A family sleep on the streets of Whitechapel near the Garrick Theatre penny gaff. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

The Penny Gaff, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Penny Gaff, 1872. The penny gaff was a popular form of theatre for the working classes in 19th-century England. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

At Evans s, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
At Evans s, 1872. Stage performance at Evans Music and Supper Rooms in Covent Garden, former home of Sir Thomas Killigrew. From, " LONDON

Hampstead Heath, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Hampstead Heath, 1872. Riders on Hampstead Heath in evening light. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

The Butcher - Newport Market Alley, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Butcher-Newport Market Alley, 1872. Butcher cutting meat for femal customer in Newport Market, Leicester Square. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

Hardware Dealer - New Cut Market, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Hardware Dealer-New Cut Market, 1872. Street vendor selling hardware at New Cut Market in Lambeth. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Gloucester Street, New Cut-Old Clothes Mart, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Gloucester Street, New Cut-Old Clothes Mart, 1872. Women examine second hand clothing in Pimlico, London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Billingsgate - Landing the Fish, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Billingsgate-Landing the Fish, 1872. Men unload baskets of fish on Billingsgate Wharf in the City of London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

Borough Market, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Borough Market, 1872. Market in Southwark designed by Henry Rose in 1851. " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Billingsgate - Opening of the Market, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Billingsgate-Opening of the Market, 1872. Crowds wait outside old Billingsgate fish market near Thames Street in the City of London. From, " LONDON

Columbia Market, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Columbia Market, 1872. Columbia Market in Bethnal Green was built by the philanthropist, Angela Burdett-Coutts at St. Leonard s, Shoreditch. From, " LONDON

Billingsgate - Early Morning, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Billingsgate-Early Morning, 1872. Old Billingsgate fish market near Thames Street in the City of London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Coffee Shop - Petticoat Lane, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Coffee Shop-Petticoat Lane, 1872. Crowded interior of a coffee shop in Petticoat Lane, Spitalfields, London. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold

Turn Him Out ! - Ratcliff, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Turn Him Out ! --Ratcliff, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Whitechapel - A Shady Place, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Whitechapel-A Shady Place, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

The Bull s-Eye, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Bull s-Eye, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Scripture Reader in a Night Refuge, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Scripture Reader in a Night Refuge, 1872. A man reads the bible in a night shelter dormitory. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Waifs and Strays, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Waifs and Strays, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

A Whitechapel Coffee House, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
A Whitechapel Coffee House, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Asleep in the Streets, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Asleep in the Streets, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Bluegate Fields, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
Bluegate Fields, 1872. Bluegate Fields was one of the worst slums during the Victorian era and geatured in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. From, " LONDON

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"Jerrold: A Glimpse into 19th Century London Through the Eyes of Gustave Doré" Step back in time to the bustling streets of Westminster in 1872, as depicted by the talented artist Gustave Doré. In his captivating artwork, he brings to life the infamous Devil's Acre, a notorious district that was once a hotbed of crime and debauchery. Doré's illustrations also take us on a journey through Ludgate Hill, one of London's busiest thoroughfares during that era. The hustle and bustle of this vibrant street is beautifully captured in his intricate drawings. As we continue our pilgrimage through London with Doré and Blanchard Jerrold, we are transported to Limehouse Dock. Here, amidst towering ships and bustling activity, we catch a glimpse of life along the riverfront - an integral part of London's maritime history. But it is not just the grand scenes that captivate us; Doré also delves into more intimate moments. In "The Angel and the Orphan, " he tenderly portrays an emotional encounter between two individuals who find solace in each other's company despite their hardships. Jerrold himself takes center stage in another engraving from St. James Theatre. As Master Stephen in "The Amateurs, " he showcases his acting prowess alongside fellow performers, leaving audiences enthralled by their talent. In contrast to these theatrical portrayals lies Doré's depiction of Infant Hospital Patients - innocent souls seeking comfort within hospital walls. Their vulnerability tugs at our heartstrings as we witness their struggle for survival amidst harsh conditions. Moving further into Victorian society, we encounter scenes such as "Found in the Street. " This thought-provoking illustration forces us to confront societal issues like poverty and neglect that plagued many during this period. Yet amidst all these struggles emerges hope - embodied by those seeking refuge at shelters like "Applying for Admittance.